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Brenda’s Revenge
by Sarah Tagholm and Laurie Stansfield
Pub 8th May 2025 • HB • 3+ years
ISBN 978-1-915395-19-1 • £12.99
275 x 235mm • 32pp • spot UV
World Rights Available
With such an enthusiastic owner, why would Brenda want revenge?
Brenda is just a cat, so she doesn’t have any clothes or good table manners and her handwriting is terrible! Luckily she has one loving owner who is going to help her. Will Brenda’s owner ever learn it isn’t nice to make someone do something when they don’t want to?
• The author of Sam Francisco is back with this hilarious tale of consequences
• Brenda’s expression when “playing” with her owner is priceless
• Her owner’s comeuppance is a new neighbour who treats the litte girl as she treated Brenda!
• Sarah and Laurie’s warm characters and spot-on slapstick comedy makes this a must-read and re-read
Sarah lives by the sea with her family and cat, Envelope, whose nocturnal adventures inspired the story. Location: Cornwall, UK. Laurie always drew and created characters while growing up in Oxford so children’s illustration is her perfect job. Location: Bristol, UK.
Willa’s Monster Muddle
by Fabi Santiago
Pub 11th Sep 2025 • HB • 3+ years
ISBN 978-1-915395-18-4 • £12.99
280 x 220mm • 32pp • pantone
World Rights Available
Willa follows the wrong Mum to the wrong party, what else could go wrong?
Willa and her mum decide to wear witch costumes to Trung’s party, But when she muddles her mum with a real witch, Willa ends up at a real haunted house party! Luckily our oblivious heroine causes carnage wherever she goes in this slapstick celebration of the silly and spooky.
• Hillarious mistaken identity, Willa is a modern-day Mr McGoo
• Willa’s positive, happy personality causes chaos in the monster house
• Perfect for fans of all things softly spooky
• Print-maker Fabi uses five colours throughout to bring her monster house to life.
Fabi was born in Rio and brought up in the Brazilian countryside. Her debut picture book, Tiger in a Tutu was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She also illustrates the Once We Were Witches series by Sarah Driver. Location: London, UK.
Lionel by Lo Cole
Pub 1st Aug 2024 • HB • 2+ years
ISBN 978-1-915395-21-4 • £12.99
250 x 250mm • 32pp • spot gloss
Under option: Brazil, France, USA, Korea, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal..
The only thing bigger than Lionel is his enthusiasm!
Lionel loves joining in with what his friends are doing - but he’s so huge his enthusiasm often leads to disaster. He even pokes a real hole through his own book. Only when he seeks out a quiet space does Lionel discover his own game . . . he just might be the world’s greatest rhinocer-raft!
• Second title from visual storytelling supremo Cole
• A book for every child who leaps before they look
• Clumsy Lionel tears a hole in the page (actual hole in paper!)
• Kids who are big or small for their age will identify with huge Lionel or tiny Ladybird
Also by this author:
Lo is a regular editorial illustrator for UK national newspapers. His dad was a children’s writer and his mum an illustrator you could call picture books his destiny. His first Rocket Bird book, Doris, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Location: Gloucestershire, UK.
.co.uk Being a bright red elephant, Doris is VERY easy to spot. Can you see her? Of course you can. But Doris is also very shy. What if you were born to stand out, but longed to blend in?
Invisible Dogs
by Ruby Wright
Pub 2nd May 2024 • HB • 2+ years
ISBN 978-1-915395-06-1 • £12.99
280 x 240mm • 32pp • neon pantone
Rights sold: China
Starting school is hard, but Ida is going to get some pet power.
At her new school Ida feels like the odd one out. Luckily her grandpa knows exactly the game to cheer her up… invisible shops! But when she brings home two invisible dogs it lead to canine chaos! Can Ida share her imaginative inner life and make new friends?
• Reassuring nerves about starting school
• Neon pantone of invisible world only seen by Ida and the reader, so we’re in on the joke
• Packed with laughs: invisible dog poo smells of roses… but scooping it makes you late for school!
Ruby studied sculpture, which influences her illustrations but does not explain why she plays the musical saw. She lives with her Mr, children and absolutely no pets. Animal Crackers was her first picture book. Location: London, UK.
Are you ready to open these Animal Crackers? Really ready? Because once they’re out, they tend to create a bit of mayhem . . . and a lot of cleaning up! Maisie knows heaps about animals and really wants one, but Mum always says no. Now her wish is about to come true in the strangest way. The brilliant anddebutcharming from Ruby Wright DON’T MISS the yummy animal crackers recipe on our website goodness,Containsfun and lots and lots animalsof .co.uk
Grandad’s Star by Frances Tosdevin and Rhian Stone
Pub 4th July 2024 • HB • 3+ years
ISBN 978-1-915395-10-8 • £12.99
275 x 235mm • 32pp • silver foil
Rights sold: Slovakia
What if your guide to the cosmos starts to forget his way?
Grandad’s a famous astronomer and this little girl’s personal guide to the cosmos. Then one day he starts to forget his star stories. Eventually he can’t even remember his granddaughter’s name. A story that proves the love we share can reach across galaxies (and generations).
• Poetic storytelling from rising star Tosdevin that demands to be read aloud.
• Gentle touch shows the emotional upheaval when a family member has dementia.
• By continuing to share the things they love, grandaughter and grandad connect again.
• Introducing exciting new illustration talent Rhian Stone
Frances has published only two picture books but already been shortlisted for five prestigious UK prizes. Location: London, UK. Rhian is a self-taught artist who grew up on a diet of magic, folklore and myth. This is her debut book. Location: Kent, UK.
Pandora and the Story Forge
by Gaynor Andrews and Marie-Alice Harel
Pub 12th Sep 2024 • HB • 4+ years
ISBN 978-1-915395-17-7 • £12.99
210 x 260mm • 32pp • gold foil
Pantone text throughout World Rights Available
• Feel the power of words in the palm of your hand as storytelling comes alive
• Introducing debut wordsmith Gaynor Andrews and her poetic world
• Award-winner Harel has illustrated the Folio Society’s Howl’s Moving Castle
• Gold foil on cover and pantone text throughout
Discover the magic of collecting words and forging stories.
Pandora’s an explorer, a collector of words (even ones that misbehave). Once she has the words she needs, she watches them flower and then forges them into the most magical stories. Enter her world of words and you’ll never see stories in quite the same way.
Gaynor grew up in Wales and has taught around the world, both of which influenced this adept debut. Location: Scotland, UK.
Marie-Alice is French and trained as a scientist before beginning her award-winning illustration career. Location: Edinburgh, UK.
ANDREWS HAREL PANDORA AND THE STORY FORGE AND THE STORY FORGE
Gaynor Andrews Marie-Alice Harel
Misunderstood Minibeasts: Ant Life Moesha Kellaway
Pub 13th Mar 2025 • HB • 3+ years
ISBN 978-1-915395-20-7 • £12.99
280 x 240mm • 32pp • spot gloss World Rights Available
Have you ever heard of an unemployed worker ant?
Amy is a top worker ant, but her sister Amber still hasn’t decided what she wants to do. So it’s off to the colony job fair, to find out about jobs inside the anthill, outside and even further afield! They may be tiny, but as Amber discovers, these misunderstood minibeasts are amazing.
• Misunderstood Minibeasts series is story/non-fiction hybrid
• Eye-opening look at the world of creatures we step on
• Meet ants builders, nurses, cleaners, soldiers, farmers (millions of years before humans) and even boats!
Also in the series:
Moesha’s work is the perfect mix of detail and humour. She draws inspiration from her childhood in Somerset, her love of nature, people watching, and exploring the outdoors. Slug Life was her incredible debut book. Location: London, UK.
